The document discusses the need and importance of a Mathematics Club in schools. It proposes that Mathematics Clubs give students opportunities to explore mathematical concepts beyond textbooks and apply them to real-world situations. They also allow students to showcase their mathematical skills through competitions involving challenging problems and puzzles. The Club aims to provide experiential learning opportunities through annual mathematics fests and teaching sessions where students present concepts themselves. It then outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Mathematics Club, including having a patron, sponsor, executive committee and members, and describes some potential activities like exhibitions, lectures, and contests.

1. ASSIGNMENT
SUBJECT: METHODOLOGY
TOPIC: MATHEMATICS CLUB – NEED AND IMPORTANCE
SUBMITTED BY,
NISHA RAJAN
MATHEMATICS
ROLL NO: 11
MTTC PTPM

2. INTRODUCTION
The Mathematics Club gives opportunities to the students to showcase
their mathematical skills.The main objective of the club are to explore mathematics
beyond textbooks and apply it in day-to-day situations. The Club conducts
competitions which give opportunities for the students to solve challenging
questions, puzzles and riddles; we also encourage the students to be more creative
by organizing model making contests.
In an attempt to provide opportunities for experiential learning to the
students, the club organizes its annual mathematics fest year after year. Teaching
sessions are conducted where the students are taught the concepts through power
point presentations made by the members themselves.

3. MATHEMATICS CLUB
The meeting place where a number of persons meet to discuss something or to
study some problems is known as Club and where students of Mathematics sit and
discuss together is called Mathematics Club. Mathematics Club plays an important
role in motivating the students to learn Mathematics with interest and involvement.
Clubs provide excellent opportunities for students to break away from class room
teaching of rigid and structured class room environment which is informal in nature.
Students choose their own activities and pursue them in a free and relaxed manner
club provides a lot of freedom of expression for the students and it supplements
class room learning.
Need and importance of Mathematics club
 It inculcates the habit of self-study and independent work among the students.
 It helps the child in the proper utilization of leisure time with some purposeful
activities.
 It provides a less formal environment of study as compared to usual class
room teaching.
 It helps in developing heuristic and problem-solving attitude among the
students.

4.  It helps the student to imbibe social qualities like cooperation, tolerance,
adjustment and open –mindedness as they work in groups.
Mathematics club bearers
 Patron
 Sponsor
 Members
 Executive Committee
a) Chairman
b) Secretary
c) Assistant Secretary
d) Treasurer
e) One or two representatives from each class
Duties of the club-bearers
Patron: Mathematics Club should have the head of the institution as its Patron. He
or she is responsible for providing all possible facilities to the club.
Sponsor: One of the senior Mathematics Teacher can be the sponsor of the
Mathematics club. He or she will take initiative to start the club, motivates the
students to plan the activities.
Members: All the Mathematics students of the school can be members of the club.
Those students who are interested in Mathematics can be the members.
Executive Committee: An Executive Committee should be formed either through
election or nomination from among the students. Members of the Executive
Committee have to extend their full cooperation in planning and carrying out the
programs of the mathematics club.
Activities of the Mathematical Club
 Organizing Mathematical Exhibition or fairs.
 Organizing lectures on important topics of mathematics by eminent Scholars
and Teachers.

5.  Celebrating historical dates and events of Mathematical significance.
 Organizing inter-school contests and quiz competition topics of Mathematical
interest.
 Publication of news letter and bulletin of the club.
CONCLUSION
Extracurricular activities are a vital part of the school program and social life for most
students, and many students would agree that they learn as much outside of the
classroom as they do inside. The scope of offerings is based on student’s interest. In
each activity, students bear substantial responsibility for leadership, and many learn
important leadership skills in their clubs and activities.
REFERENCES
1. Dr. K. Soman and Sivarajan, Mathematics education
2. Dr.Anice James, Teaching of Mathematics
3. Mathematics education methods and techniques, Zubir P.P